Respiratory-Surgical Intensive Care
AE 503M.1A
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Description
This advanced elective for senior medical students takes place in the Surgical ICUs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, which is a tertiary care academic medical center. Students will be part of an interdisciplinary team caring for critically ill patients with a wide variety of pathologies including trauma, abdominal transplant and shock. They will work with a team of residents, fellows and attending physicians from the departments of anesthesia and surgery. Through active participation in daily teaching rounds as well as with hands-on experience, students will be expected to learn basic management principles in hemodynamic and neurological monitoring and manipulation, respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation, renal and endocrine pathophysiology as well as with broader topics including ethics and end-of-life care. Call commitment consists of 2-3 weekend days only and does not include any overnight or 24 hour call. Bedside and experiential learning is bolstered by a robust critical care didactic series.
Not Available for Cross Registration
Open to Domestic Visiting Students
Open to International Visiting Students
